School Executive Committee

Membership and Terms of Reference

1. Membership

The membership of the School Executive Committee will be as follows

1.1	Head of School (chair)
1.2	Director of Teaching and Learning (Undergraduate)
1.3	Director of Teaching and Learning (Postgraduate)¹
1.4	Director of Research
1.5	Director of Global Engagement
1.6	Director of Equity, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
1.7	Heads of Discipline
1.8	Student representatives: One undergraduate and one postgraduate representative
1.9	The School Manager

There should be a minimum of four academic staff members on the School Executive, with all roles represented. The School Executive, should normally have up to two additional members, who may be from among the administrative/technical/support staff and who may be elected.

Other members may from time to time be nominated by the Head of School as co-opted members of the Committee.

2. Terms of Reference

2.1	To support the Head of School in the management and co-ordination of all the School's activities.
2.2	To support the Head of School in preparing and reviewing the School's academic strategy and the associated academic and financial plans.
2.3	To support the Head of School in fostering the development of academic policy and initiatives in the context of the long-term strategies of the School and the College.
2.4	To foster and promote inter-disciplinarity within the School and with other Schools.
2.5	To engage with external stakeholders (including accrediting bodies), as appropriate.
2.6	To oversee the preparation of self-assessment documentation associated with quality reviews and to ensure follow-up action is taken.
2.7	To support and manage fund-raising activities.

3. Meetings of Executive Committee

3.1	The Executive Committee shall meet at least twice a term.
3.2	The Chair will ensure dates of meetings for the year will be circulated in advance of or as early as possible in Michaelmas Term. Additional meetings may be scheduled as required.
3.3	Members of the Executive should receive an agenda, papers and minutes of the previous meeting at least three days² in advance of the meeting.
3.4	The Head of School will chair meetings of the Executive Committee and the School Manager will act as secretary.
3.5	The quorum for meetings of the Executive Committee shall be one-third of the total number of members, rounded up to the nearest whole number, plus one.
3.6	The Executive Committee will publish the minutes of their meetings at least to members of the School.

¹The roles of Director of Teaching and Learning (Postgraduate) and Director of Research may be undertaken by the same person should a School decide this to be appropriate.

²Pursuant to the Introduction Chapter, section 17(1), "day" includes any day of the Academic Year, and excludes Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.